UPDATE 13: Muskat says that Casey Coleman maybe in the clubhouse warming up in case Dempster is traded. He might be. He might not be. It could go either way.

UPDATE 14: Alfonso Soriano is desperate to get out of Chicago. Here's what MLBTR has on him today:

Alfonso Soriano has provided the Cubs with a list of teams to which he would accept a trade, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports (on Twitter). The Giantsaren’t on it. Soriano was interested in waiving his no-trade clause to join the Dodgers, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports (on Twitter). However, the Shane Victorinotrade likely reduces Los Angeles' interest in Soriano.

Now you know.

UPDATE 15: There's just a little over 1 hour until the deadline. We might hear about a completed deal after the deadline, but we should know everything within 90 minutes.

UPDATE 16: One of my favorite blogs, RLYW, briefly talks about Dempster and he doesn't see any need for the Yankees to acquire him.

I don’t see Dempster filling a need, but it doesn’t hurt the Yankees to pretend they’re involved if only to make the price for Texas a bit steeper. Anyway, I think Dempster is a non-issue but we can use this entry for general trade deadline discussion.

SG is a pretty smart guy and I imagine a lot of Yankees fans feel this way.

UPDATE 17: Nothing new, which really isn't an update, but what the hell?

UPDATE 18: Kaplan says the Cubs have several balls in the air.

Ok, told that Cubs have several balls in air. Soriano, Dempster, Garza, and handful of other possibles on big league roster and in minors.